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Funeral services were held
Monday, Jan. 26, 2004, at the Assembly of God Church in Big Springs with
the Revs. Edgar Palser and Chris Wadle officiating.

He was born April 22, 1926,
on a farm southwest of Big Springs, the son of William H. and Grace B. (Taylor)
Palser. He spent his early years on the family farm, helping raise dairy cows
and hogs and grow a variety of crops. He attended Longview Grade School near
the family farm and graduated from Big Springs High School in 1943.

Mr. Palser was drafted into
the Army in the fall of 1944. He served in Panama as a staff sergeant.

After his discharge, he attended
Southwest Bible College in 1949-50, and in 1950, he married Mary Helen Beal.

The couple made [their] home
on the family farm, where he engaged in farming with his father and brothers,
john and Vern. In 1968 they formed W.H. Palser Farms, inc., which is now run
by John's son, Steven.

Mr. Palser served on the Western
irrigation District board for many years and was also a member of the Longview
School Board. He was a member of the Big Springs Assembly of God Church, the
American Legion, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was also a lifelong
member of the Gideon Association.

His hobbies included motorcycles
and riding. Mr. palser and his wife attended the annual motorcycle rally in
Sturgis, S.D., for nearly 30 years, usually with relatives and friends.

Burial was in the Big Springs
Cemetery.

Schaffer, Iona 08/29/1923 to 01/10/2009
Iona Schaffer of Woodburn, died
Jan 10, 2009. A service has been held. Born in Big Springs, Neb.,
on Aug 29, 1923, to Mike and Glyde Nielson, Iona moved to Oregon, then California
where she met and married Jim Schaffer. They lived there until semi-retirement,
and then moved to Oregon. Iona was preceded in death by her parents,
husband, Jim; brothers, Aurelius, Glenn and an infant brother; and sister,
Ilene. She is survived by her daughter, Maxine Cueller; three grandchildren;
and seven great-grandchildren. She also leaves five sisters -Inez of
Oregon, Irene, Gladys and Rosie of Nebraska, and Esther of Texas; and many
nieces, nephews and friends. She will be missed.